These five elements or actions comprise the five pillars:

Shahada, daily prayers, alms, fasting, pilgrimage

What is one of the major differences between Christianity and the other four major religions?

Salvation in the others is based on works and not faith

One of the five pillars of Islam

The four elements of a worldview

Origin, meaning, morality, destiny

Belief that there is no absolute truth; truth is relative

What does the shahada say?

There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet

One of the main ways to identify a cult is that...

It uses the Bible, but distorts its teachings

What is the significance of the disciples' martyrdom for the belief in the resurrection?

They gave their lives because they knew it was true

What is Christianity's most distinctive doctrine?

Jesus Christ is God, died for our sins and rose again

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World Religions and Exclusivity of Christianity

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These five elements or actions comprise the five pillars:
Shahada, daily prayers, alms, solitude, pilgrimage
Shahada, daily prayers, solitude, pilgrimage, quest
Shahada, daily prayers, alms, fasting, pilgrimage
Shahada, alms, solitude, pilgrimage, fellowship
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The meaning of life is found in the Four Noble Truths
Judaism
Hindusim
Buddhism
Christianity
3
In this religion, the purpose of life is to end suffering by extinguishing desire
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
4
What is one of the major differences between Christianity and the other four major religions?
Salvation in the others is based on works and not faith
Christianity has a system of morality based upon compassion
The others do not believe in life after death
Christianity promotes prayer and fasting and not meditation
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Law of cause and effect - what you do will return back to you
Fate
Karma
Reincarnation
6
In Islam, pilgrimage refers to...
A trip to Mecca
A trip to Palestine
A trip to Iran
A trip to New York
7
Founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gasha
Siddhartha Gautama
Siddartha Gandalf
Siddartha Krishna
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What is the shahada?
What happens when enlightenment is not reached
Islamic word for paradise
The Hindu word for karma
One of the five pillars of Islam
9
Which one of the following religions is polytheistic?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
10
In this religion morality involves following the Five Pillars
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
11
Which theory about the resurrection believes that Jesus passed out and then woke up?
Wrong tomb theory
Stolen body
Hallucination theory
Swoon theory
12
The four elements of a worldview
Origin, fall, redemption, destiny
Origin, meaning, restoration, destiny
Origin, meaning, morality, eschatology
Origin, meaning, morality, destiny
13
What is relativism?
Belief that there is no God
Belief that there is no absolute truth; truth is relative
Belief that relatives and family are important
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Destruction of temple in 70AD altered the course of this religion
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
15
What does the shahada say?
There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet
There is no God but Allah, and paradise awaits our obedience
Allah is God and we are his servants
There is no God but Allah, and we must submit to him
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What are the Vedas?
Ancient Islamic teachings
Buddhist scriptures
Hindu scriptures
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One of the main ways to identify a cult is that...
It believes in reincarnation
It does not use the Bible
It uses the Bible, but distorts its teachings
It uses the Bible but in a strict way
18
Moksha refers to...
Freedom from samsara
Freedom from sin
Freedom from chakras
Freedom from tantric law
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Morality consists of the eight-fold path
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
20
Morality consists of loving God with your whole being and loving neighbor as yourself
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
21
Destiny, in this religious worldview, refers to Moksha
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
22
Samsara is...
Knowledge gained from Tripitaka
Obedience to eight fold path
Cycle of reincarnation
Obedience to the Vedas
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What is the significance of the disciples' martyrdom for the belief in the resurrection?
They died so they could rise in three days
They gave their lives because they knew it was true
They died believing that Jesus would rescue each of them
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Who was the only disciple not to die a violent death?
John
James
Peter
Thomas
25
What is Christianity's most distinctive doctrine?
Jesus Christ is God, died for our sins and rose again
There is an afterlife of eternity with God
Love your neighbor as yourself
Jesus Christ calls us to love our enemies
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State of enlightenment of soul or spirit in which one is absorbed into cosmic consciousness
Brahma
Nirvana
Moksha
Vedas

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